The Sand Castle mansion at 1900 Spindrift Drive in La Jolla hit the market in October 2024 with an asking price of $108 million and has yet to find a buyer. As of Thursday morning, the new price is $92.5 million. Billionaire Darwin Deason built the property to be his version of the Palace of Versailles in America. There is a private beach, carved stone columns, mosaics, marble floors, antique statues and more.
The home's got its marketing ground covered with some of Los Angeles' top names tapped to sell the property. Aside from Kirman, that group includes Christie's International Real Estate Southern California's Tomer Fridman, Sotheby's International Realty's Shauna Walters and Nicole Plaxen, Douglas Elliman's Jacob Greene and Josh Altman and Compass' Sally Forster Jones. Walters, who made the move to Sotheby's International Realty with her team co-founder Plaxen late last year, called out market dynamics where discerning buyers are leading conversations with sellers.
Rimpact's Chain Damper was launched in 2024, and since then, interest in drivetrain feedback mitigation seems to be gaining momentum. The fact that current World Cup DH ruler Jackson Goldstone uses a similar device on his bike has likely caused quite a spike in interest. On their part, Rimpact supported 15 World Cup DH Teams through last season, and they're expecting that number to grow this year.
Amazon has cut prices on the entire DJI Mini 4K lineup, lowering costs for both standalone units and bundle packages that include extra batteries and accessories for longer flight sessions. The two bundle options are only available to Prime members but anyone can buy the standalone drone for its record-low price of $239, down from $299 (20% off). You can also get the combo with two batteries for $309 (down from $389), and the Fly More bundle with three batteries for $359, down from $449.
With America's newfound love of tariffs, you'd expect most cars wearing an "import" badge to get more expensive. However, Kia manufactures the EV9 three-row crossover in West Point, Georgia now, so not only is it not raising prices, but it's also making some trims cheaper for the 2026 model year and giving the model a slight range boost.
